On this day, the recruits in the base are conducting daily training under the leadership of their respective instructors, and Johnny's recruit platoon is doing obstacle coursework.

"Hurry up and run for me, you waste, at your level, even if you are strengthened, you will only deserve to go to Kuiper to guard the pit in the end!" With the instructor's shout, a leather whip whistled and hit the last female soldier in the queue, the female soldier did not dare to complain, just snorted, and sped up her pace to keep up with the queue, while the other soldiers were familiar with it, but the accelerated movements and pace showed that they were not as calm as they appeared.

That's right, it's the leather whip, and the Covenant's armies are not as "civilized" as those of the old generation.

Under the Covenant's powerful medical system, ordinary beatings and corporal punishment are all pediatric, and cutting off hands and feet is just commonplace, and the intensity of training does not differ between men and women...... Anyway, as long as he didn't die on the spot, as soon as the medical cabin lay down, he turned around and was a good man.

In this case, the Star Alliance military naturally won't care about any training damage, and in the true sense of the word, if you can't die anyway, you will practice to the death! As for who says who, what right?

Sorry, if you're still a civilian, then no one will ask you too much, but when you put down your civilian status and enter the barracks, the laws of civilians no longer apply to you, and the Covenant fleet only has military law.

So as long as the instructor doesn't beat you to death, you won't be held accountable...... Of course, the premise here is within the scope of military law, in fact, all the military camps of the Star Alliance are under the supervision of a special intelligent mastermind, if it is found that the instructor or soldier has any bad behavior beyond the permission of military law, or a gendarmerie robot will arrive in a few minutes.

As for whether such a harsh training mode will cause mental trauma, the Star Alliance high-level does not care at all, you must know that the Star Alliance army is not an intraplanetary army of the old generation, but a space army, and the regular Star Alliance soldiers are either stationed on uninhabited planets with bad conditions, or various spaceships and space stations. Those beautiful colonized planets are normally the territory of the Covenant police and the Space Agency, and soldiers on duty are not allowed to enter these areas unless they are ordered to do so or on leave.

Living in such a cosmic environment for a long time, the possibility of human beings developing psychological problems is far greater than mere training.

Therefore, if conditions permit, the soldiers of the Star Alliance will conduct a psychological evaluation report every month, and the military's intelligent mastermind Cortana will judge whether the soldier is suitable for continued service. If they are diagnosed as unfit for service, and their condition is less severe and adjustable, they will be ordered to take leave of absence or go to a designated area, such as the now almost completely naturalized planet Earth, or the beautiful Sigma Beach for recuperation.

If it is determined that the situation is very serious, well...... Socialize to understand?

It is precisely because of the above reasons that the training brutality of the Covenant army is comparable to that of Sparta in ancient times.

There is no doubt that when they first arrived, all the recruits, including Johnny Rego, were uncomfortable and would even try to rebel against the instructors, but they were able to adapt after lying in the medical pod several times in a row within a week. It's not okay if you don't adapt, although the medical cabin is very powerful, but lying down a lot, it means that you have to suffer a lot...... No one likes to ask for it.

As the pacesetter among the recruits in this year's class, Johnny Rego naturally ran at the front of the team and was the first to complete the entire obstacle course, followed by his friend Ace, whom he met after entering the training camp, but the difference between the two completion times was several seconds.

"Damn, I've worked hard enough, and the result is still so much worse than you." Ace gasped.

"That means you're not fighting enough." Johnny looked at him and smiled.

"Wait, look, there's a new guy coming...... But no, it's not time for the new recruits to come. As the two men laughed, one of the recruits pointed to an armored transport lane that had entered the barracks gate in the distance.

Hearing his words, many soldiers also looked over curiously.

Although he is a new recruit, he has been coming to this "hell" for almost a month, so he also knows a lot of things, such as the fact that each new recruit will basically be sent on the 2-3rd day of each earth month, and they are like this, and the veterans who graduated will be sent away in full gear in the middle of the third month.

But it's the end of the month, and obviously it shouldn't be the time for new recruits to come, and even if they do, they shouldn't have just one car, let alone come to their barracks, which is still a "first-year freshman".

"Oh my God, is there no one in the Covenant? Actually found a bunch of old men to be soldiers? But they were dumbfounded when they saw the more than 300 "old guys" wearing the same recruit training uniforms as them got off the transport truck.

"What are you looking at here? Do you think the training volume is not enough? Don't think you'll be freed tomorrow when you strengthen it, I can tell you for sure that that's just the beginning, and most importantly, I won't have to show mercy when the time comes! Just when the recruits who had just completed their training were amazed, Lieutenant Sim, the instructor of the platoon, walked over with a leather whip and two deputies with a cruel smile, and the recruits all trembled when they saw this.

"Sir, who are they?" Johnny stood up and asked, as the best person among the recruits, he had enough confidence to speak.

"What? When did our pacesetters become so curious? Instructor Sim was a little surprised, because among the recruits, Johnny has always belonged to the kind of person who doesn't talk much, and rarely asks such questions that have nothing to do with him.

"Because I saw an acquaintance...... If I'm not mistaken, he should be teaching students at the university right now...... Of course, it could also be that I read it wrong. Johnny frowned, his eyesight was good, so even from a few hundred meters away, he still saw a figure he was quite familiar with.

"Maybe you're not mistaken, in fact, it's not a secret, let's put it this way, don't think those people are old, and even many of them are more than enough to be your grandfathers, but compared to them, you guys are not." Sim replied.

"Sir, I don't believe it! It's just a bunch of old men, and I can beat them all by myself. Ace raised his hand and said.

"Don't believe me? Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, Ace you're an American, right? Hearing this, Sim asked expressionlessly.

"Sir, it's been almost two years since America died, and my family moved to Calisto (Europa) seven years ago...... But I did grow up in Pennsylvania. Ace replied.

"Pennsylvania? What a coincidence...... Do you know Dick Winster? Sim asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I know! Sir, that was the leader of Company E of the 101st Airborne Forces, an American hero unit during the old World War II era. Without waiting for Ace to reply, the female soldier who had been whipped by Sim before spoke, "I've read his biography about him before, but if I'm not mistaken, he's over a hundred years old this year. ”

"E-Company? Brothers and sisters, that? What the hell are you kidding me? I always thought it was just a TV series. Ace was shocked when he heard the words of the female soldier.

"That's right, the oldest of those people is the Dick Winster that Rita said, who is almost one hundred and twenty years old, and the others may not be as famous as him, but they are all legends in various countries." Instructor Sim said, "So don't think that they are nothing great when they are old, and even more so why do you think Winster lived to this age?" ”

"Did he buy a genetic potion?" Johnny asked.

"Yes, he is not just an ordinary war legend, he is also very successful in business after the war, and his family is quite rich, so he bought it in the early days of the Osborne Group's sale of genetic drugs, so don't think that people are easy to bully when they are old, in fact, it is not you who beat them, but he can beat a group like you!" Sim looked at Ace and mocked. "Of course, not all of them have been strengthened, after all, not every legendary soldier is as rich as Winster, but tomorrow they will all be genetically strengthened like you, and they will only stay here for a month, and after a month, you, and even me, will probably have to salute when you see them."

"Why?" Ace asked puzzled.

"Because unlike you, they are specially recruited as officers, and after intensive adaptation training, the lowest is a captain company commander, and the rank is higher than mine, and you are just a third-class soldier!" Instructor Sim didn't have a good breath.

"Well, I didn't say anything earlier, but Johnny, your family is also very rich, why didn't your parents buy you a genetic medicine? Then you can go to the Praetorian Guard! Ace shrugged, then asked Johnny. The Praetorian Guard he was talking about was not the real name of a certain army, but a force composed of recruits from superior families who had undergone genetic modification before joining the army, because these people were small in number, had good family backgrounds, and had a completely different physique from ordinary recruits, so they were nicknamed the Praetorian Guards...... Because in ancient times on earth, all countries had Praetorian Guards, and in addition to the first generation, which would have strong combat effectiveness, the later generations would be occupied by nobles.

"Originally, my father was going to wait for me to graduate from college to buy it for me, but because I joined the army, I fell out with my family...... So you get the idea. Johnny smiled helplessly and said that he gave up a lot for a woman to join the army, but now he is abandoned by a woman, which has to be said to be a tragedy.

"Okay, that's the end of the gossip, now I'm going to continue training!!" The leather whip in Instructor Sim's hand snapped on the ground in front of Ace, which frightened the other party into a spirit, and quickly pulled Johnny to start training again in the call of the deputy instructor.

However, Johnny was pulled away, but he looked at those specially recruited veterans thoughtfully.

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"Johnny? Looking for me? After the training, Instructor Sim, who was stopped, looked at Johnny in front of him with a puzzled expression.

"Sir, those specially recruited veterans should be from the task force, right?" Johnny asked.

"How do you know about the task force?" Instructor Sim was surprised, although the task force was not a secret, it was not something that a recruit should know.

"Last time I saw your transfer application in your office." Johnny replied, "So I saw these veterans today, I guess." ”

“…… Well, you guessed it right. Sim nodded, "And then?" ”

"I want to go to the task force too!" Johnny gets straight to the point.

Hearing Johnny's words, Sim was very surprised, and was stunned for a while before asking, "Johnny, do you know what the task force does?" ”

"If my guess is correct, it should be the vanguard army that started the war with the Zerg, although the war mobilization has been officially released before, but whether it is in the outside media or on the army's internal network, I have not seen any relevant military action, except for the application you filled out." Johnny said, "I want to go to the front as soon as possible, obviously the task force is the best way to go." ”

"Alright, Johnny! It's surprising to me that you can see so many things from just one application, and I have to say, you're guessing accurately, but I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, you can't get to the task force. "Actually, even if you can, I don't recommend you go." ”

"Why? Just because I'm a recruit? Johnny said with a frown.

"It can be said that in fact, the task force fleet does not belong to the conventional fleet, but is a fleet directly under the Ministry of Intelligence, and the purpose of its existence is to collect military intelligence of the Zerg, so it is not only the vanguard of the Zerg, but also to go deep behind enemy lines to carry out intelligence work, and the degree of danger is extremely high - you must know that it is a barbaric civilization completely different from ours, and it is likely that there is no idea of taking prisoners, so once there is any mistake, it may become the ration of those terrible creatures. Because of this, the task force needs a large number of experienced officers and the most elite soldiers, not a recruit who wants to run without even learning how to go...... Even if you're one of the best recruits," Instructor Sim said with all seriousness.

"Isn't there anything that can be done?" Johnny asked reluctantly.

"Johnny, can you tell me why you want to go to the front?" Instructor Sim asked.

"I want to be promoted, sir! I want to prove that the Marine Corps is no worse than those who fly in the sky! Johnny said stubbornly.

Promotion? I think you're trying to deliver food...... But looking at Johnny's still immature face, Sim didn't say that, maybe this is the stubbornness of young people.

"In fact, I do know of a way to get to the task force...... But I don't guarantee that it will work. Instructor Sim hesitated for a moment and said.

"What method? I'm willing to try whenever I get the chance. Johnny's eyes lit up.

"The scientific research department is conducting research on a new type of soldier called the Spartan Project, to put it bluntly, it is a new type of genetic enhancement potion, which is said to be more powerful than the current genetic potion of the Star Alliance, but because this potion is added with the genes of alien creatures, it is not known whether there are any adverse sequelae, so there are only a small number of experimenters...... As far as I know, these experimenters will also be placed in task forces to test this potion. Instructor Sim said the news with some hesitation.

This is...... If you want to be strong, you can't be a person? Johnny hesitated.